The American system of government is a farce. Way to discredit the ENTIRE electoral process assholes!
The only reason they say Iowa doesn't matter is because they want the results of the Iowa election to influence N.H. voters, and in turn influence S.C. voters, and in turn influence Florida voters. And on down the line. This is why states are willing to break the rules to get to the front. The states don't give a lick WHO the story is about, the states just want to be mentioned in that news cycle. It's a childish attempt at getting attention and in turn grabbing some political power.
So now, Iowa doesn't matter because the only way that influence story-line works is if there is a candidate on top that the media feels good about pumping up. Well, the media doesn't feel good about pumping up candidates that are not funded by the same source of funding that the media gets. This creates a conflict of interest for them. So now the media is employed to make an all out effort to repeat the pyschological warfare against the American voter (read testing what crap words to use to turn someone against a candidate) that has "proven" through trial and error to work.
In short, this article is a propoganda piece that is not only an insult to Iowans, it's a direct attack on the American pysche that is akin to yanking the leash back on a dog in a snap jerk in order to force the dog to obey.
You will know if Americans are off the leash of the elite based on the response to this focused attack, not on Ron Paul, but on Americans ability to think for themselves, digest facts, and come to conclusion based in reality and not in establishment status quo propaganda.